Real Madrid and Portugal go to war over Cristiano Ronaldo
Madrid - Real Madrid and the Portuguese football federation have gone to war over Cristiano Ronaldo. On Sunday, Portugal national manager Carlos Queiroz announced that he was calling up the winger for next week's World Cup playoffs against Bosnia-Her...
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Federer stays top in ATP list, Djokovic closes in on second place
Hamburg - Roger Federer enjoyed another week atop the men's tennis rankings issued on Monday by the ATP, while the man who beat him in the Basle final, Novak Djokovic, closed in on second place. Federer took 10,340 points into this week's Paris Maste...
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Beckham out of England squad
London - David Beckham is out of the England squad for next week's friendly against Brazil, it was confirmed on Monday. The midfielder had been named in Fabio Capello's 24 for the game in Doha, on the understanding that he would pull out if his club,...
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Tokyo plans to bid for 2020 Olympics
Tokyo - Tokyo is planning to apply to host the 2020 Olympics, the city's governor, Shintaro Ishihara, said Monday. Japan's capital applied for the 2016 games but lost out to Rio de Janeiro in the International Olympic Committee vote in early October....
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Tiger fever grips Australia
Sydney - It's a measure of his pulling power that Tiger Woods is earning 10 times more just for teeing off in the Australian Masters than he would if the tournament ends with the golf god's trademark fist-pump victory celebration. But an appearance f...
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Injury-plagued Roma hold Inter Milan to home draw - Summary
Rome - Roma put up with their many absences Sunday and took home an encouraging 1-1 draw that slowed the pace of Serie A leaders Inter Milan. The reigning champions now have 29 points from 12 games, Juventus are second on 24 after a 5-2 drubbing of l...
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Terry on target as Chelsea beat United - Summary
London - John Terry scored the only goal as Chelsea beat Manchester United 1-0 on Sunday. The win lifts Chelsea five points clear at the top of the Premier League table and extends their 100-per-cent home record this season to six games. ...
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Valencia cruise up to third by beating Zaragoza - Update
Madrid - Valencia cruised up to third in the Spanish Liga on Sunday with a 3-1 home win over defensively feeble Zaragoza. Spanish internationals Juan Mata, David Villa and Pablo Hernandez scored the first-half goals which gave Valencia a comfortable ...
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Blake ends Santoro era in Paris
Paris - James Blake beat Fabrice Santoro of France 6-4, 6-3 in the first round of the Paris Masters, likely ending the Frenchman's two-decade career Sunday. Blake next faces fourth-seeded Andy Murray of Britain, winner of a sixth title this season in...
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